# CVE-2026-123258: Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79)


- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Nov 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Nov 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rfrc-p5xh-9xpr

## What is CVE-2026-123258?

CVE-2026-123258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, published on 10 Nov 2026. 

### Official description

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this issue by manipulating the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a crafted webpage. Scope is changed.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123258?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-123258?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-123258 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-123258 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-123258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-123258 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-123258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, published on 10 Nov 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-123258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Experience Manager 6.5. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-123258/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-123258/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123258
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123258
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-123258

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-123258/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.